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Jan 17, 2025 | 
kodiakdailymirror.com | Steve Williams
Kodiak Island activist Natasha Hayden is one of six winners of the Center for Rural Affairs Environmental Leadership Awards. The Nebraska-based policy advocate and small farm lender was founded in the 1970s to establish strong rural communities, social and economic justice and environmental stewardship. “This award seeks to recognize people who have been working hard for environmental justice.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
The pristine Balinese beaches of the tropical paradise on Australia's doorstep have been swamped by the worst tidal wave of trash the island has ever seen.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
expressdigest.com | Steve Williams
By STEVE WILLIAMS AND ED HOLT FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 07:04 GMT, 10 January 2025 | Updated: 08:27 GMT, 10 January 2025 NSW Premier Chris Minns has weighed in on a fierce debate about the use of portable gazebos on Australia’s prime beaches. Cabanas and their much-needed shade have become increasingly popular on Aussie beaches – but a debate has broken out over the use of shelters to reserve spots on the shoreline.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
A young woman from the UK, now living in Sydney, has shared a lengthy list of things she dislikes about Australia, though she admits there are still positives to living Down Under. Amy, who relocated to Australia in September of the previous year, shared a lighthearted rant about the country in a video on social media. Amy's first point was one that all Aussies can identify with, especially during the current cost-of-living crisis. 'The price of fruit & veg,' Amy wrote.
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
A young Aussie was forced to sell his Xbox and iPad to pay his mortgage after his interest rate soared. Callum James, from Perth, purchased his first home in 2020 while working at JB Hi-Fi.At the time, he was earning between $70,000 and $80,000 and could comfortably afford the mortgage payments of $1,300 per month. But then his fixed-rate finished last July last year - and his repayments jumped to $2,400, and he struggled with the payments.
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
The owners of a popular buffet restaurant has shared a fierce departing message with customers as it announced it would close after 25 years. Food Star Sunshine in Melbourne's west said it was shutting up shop for good in a short announcement posted to its website on Monday.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
Police have established a crime scene after a body was found inside a property in a Melbourne suburb. The homicide squad is investigating the suspicious death of a man at an address in McCrae St in Dandenong on Tuesday morning. Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne's southeast, about 29km from the CBD. Emergency services were called to the address at 9.40am on Tuesday. The unidentified man died at the scene.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
A young man from Indonesia on a working holiday visa in Australia now earns in just two days what would be an entire month's salary back home. Working as a cleaner at a shopping centre, the young man reflected on the bold decision to move to Australia, and how it changed his life forever in a video shared to social media. 'One month in Australia has given me some of the best experiences of my life,' he said. @lllamperouge7 ambil resikonya atau kita gakemana mana.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
UK-bound Aussies will need to register and pay for a new digital pre-travel screening document before getting on the plane from tomorrow. The UK government has added Australia to the list of countries required to have a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA). The ETA is not a visa, but a digital permission to travel to the UK for visitors who previously did not require a visa. It had previously only been required for travellers arriving from several Middle Eastern countries.
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
thisismoney.co.uk | Steve Williams
A former federal MP has shared disturbing video of being sexually harassed while out with friends. Former Liberal politician Nicolle Flint began filming the bizarre exchange after a man propositioned her and a group of women on an Adelaide tram platform on Tuesday night. Clutching a half-empty bottle of alcohol, the man appeared to be slurring his words as he rambled and swayed while accosting the women. 'I want to make love to you – are you single?' he asked Ms Flint.
